Posts Tagged:toronto beer week

Okay, if you’re a beer fan and live in and around Toronto, one would hope you’ve heard of Toronto Beer Week. It’s starting this Friday, with a host of excellent events, and you should definitely plan on attending a fair few. Details on the week and events, etc are here: http://www.TorontoBeerWeek.com. The first day, Friday […]

So, a lot of you will know about Groupon and Living Social, the online crazy-deal sites. But just in case you’re in the dark, today’s (February 23rd, 2011) Living Social deal is $40 worth of food/drinks at Caplansky’s Deli, for $20. http://livingsocial.com/deals/24775-40-to-spend-on-food-and-drink takes you to the deal, and while you’re there, you might as well […]

I realize this came out last week, but I figure better late than never. It’s official, the dates for this year’s TBW are set. Book your vacation time now, for September 16-24. Below is the official press release: February 7, 2011 – TORONTO – We are pleased to announce that the 2nd annual Toronto Beer […]

Without a doubt, as I sat in Volo this past spring and first met John Bowden, I thought this idea he was on about, a whole week of beer-events around Toronto, was a great idea. There is no doubt, we are living in a city with a bursting craft-beer scene. There are brewers and publicans […]

My last day of Toronto Beer Week was looking promising: a dinner with Michael Hancock, Black Oak beers at Volo, possibly Guinness and oysters at Ceili, and who knows what else? Due to poor time-management on my part, I was totally late getting to the Monk’s Table. No worries though, Michael was still talking through […]

Indeed, one of the most anticipated events of the inaugural Toronto Beer Week was a tasting dinner lead by James Watt, co-owner of BrewDog, one of the most progressive breweries around. So off I went to beerbistro, as excited as a kid on Christmas. While there was some of the usual suspects in attendance, the […]

After eating more seafood then a Nova Scotia Fisherman at Starfish, I hopped up to Volo to vote on the IPA cask challenge final and enjoy some $4 pints. At this point I must say: I go to Volo somewhat frequently. I’ve been to numerous events, including the epic cask days. With that in mind, […]

I’m a fan of the band, U2. I used to say “big fan”, but then I met some big fans of U2, and realized I wasn’t one. I’ve got a pretty large selection of their music, and have attended concerts. The first concert I attended though, was insanely special. While waiting in line for GA, […]

So after a good bit of planning and anticipation, Monday September 20th finally dawned (though I was still asleep) and with it, brought Toronto Beer Week! The opening event was the ceremonial cask-tapping at the Mill St Brew Pub, a fitting choice, as Mill St has not only been pivotal in the revitalization of the […]

So I posted my planned schedule in my calendar, but I’m just so damned excited about Toronto Beer Week, I wanted to type some stuff about it too. Plus this will be a bit more visible. So here we go: So things kick off this Saturday, with the Dieu du Ciel! party at Volo. I’ll […]